Global-Ready Schools
Applications are open for the Global-Ready School Designation!
The Global-Ready School application is open for schools that successfully demonstrate:
- a commitment to preparing students for the world through sustainable strategic planning;
- teaching and learning practices that integrate global themes throughout curriculum;
- business/industry partnerships that are initiated and sustained in the local, national, and international community.
The NC Global-Ready School Rubric describes characteristics of a high-quality Global-Ready School. The rubric serves as a guide for schools in the design and/or implementation of global leading and learning efforts. Schools who self-assess at the Prepared or Model level of achievement based on the rubric are encouraged to apply.
Interested schools should complete the Intent to Apply or for more information contact the NC Global Steering Committee at ncglobaleducation@dpi.nc.gov.
Applications are due Friday April 1, 2022!
Summer Institute for Global Educators 2022
The free online Summer Institute for Global Educators, with the support of the Longview Foundation and the National Resource Center Program of the U.S. Department of Education, will allow in-service and pre-service secondary educators in all subject areas to develop courses and lesson plans with enhanced global and regional studies content. Educators from Title I schools are especially encouraged to apply.
Online synchronous and asynchronous sessions from July 18 - 22 will include the use of film and media, simulations, games, and technology to enhance global learning and teaching. With presentations from Pitt faculty, UCIS staff, and other experts across a number of disciplines and including themes and topics such as language acquisition, sustainability, architecture, migration, math, culture, geography, and history, the virtual Summer Institute for Global Educators 2022 will enhance your teaching and your students’ learning!
WHO CAN APPLY?
Pre-service and in-service high school educators in the U.S. and Pitt College in High School teachers. This program is FREE for all participants. ACT 48 credits will be covered for participating PA teachers.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Friday, April 1, 2022
Details and the online application are available at https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/schoolsandcommunity/summer-institute-global-educators
Fulbright US Scholar Program Webinars on World Regions
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is hosting webinars through the summer about the opportunities in various world regions, countries, disciplines, etc. These 1-hour webinars are typically scheduled for 2:00 - 3:00 pm Eastern, but please verify the time on the webpage below and/or the registration form.
Program staff will present offerings about different awards, provide general application advice, and answer questions from attendees. Register for a broadcast listed below by clicking on the title or go to the Fulbright US Scholar webpage to see the complete list that goes through August 2022.
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"Contemporary Middle East in Context” - Spring Webinar Series
All events occur from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time and are FREE!
Between February and April 2022, K-14 educators in the U.S. and around the world are invited to a three-part webinar series exploring certain current issues in the Middle East with a focus on historical context. Each 90-minute session will feature a different issue that demonstrates how understanding the past is essential for comprehending today’s Middle East. Content experts will introduce important contemporary issues before delving back into the past to explore how we arrived at our present moment. Attending teachers will gain a deeper understanding of the region’s history and current events, as well as ideas about incorporating this information into classrooms. They can also earn Professional Development Hours.
LEARN MORE AND REGISTER: http://go.unc.edu/mideastcontext
"Contemporary Middle East in Context" is a collaboration between the two National Resource Centers (NRCs) of the Consortium for Middle East Studies at Duke University-The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and of the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. It has been funded by Title VI grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to these NRCs.
Popular Culture in Asia: China, Japan, and Vietnam
This semester the North Carolina Teaching Asia Network (NCTAN) and the South Carolina Center for Teaching About Asia will present a three-session workshop on Popular Culture in Asia. Talks will address issues such as the ways in which science fiction writers use literature to contemplate the changing urban landscape in contemporary China, and how censorship affects cultural production in Vietnam. Teachers who participate in the workshop will discover new stories and films from Asia to introduce to students and develop vocabulary with which to discuss Asian pop culture in the classroom. Workshop attendees will receive PD credits and supplementary materials provided by the centers.
- “Science Fiction in 21st Century China”- Saturday, February 26 from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Workshop attendees will receive free copies of Broken Stars & Invisible Planets
- “Manga and Anime in Japan”- Saturday, March 19 from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
- “Censorship in Vietnam” - Saturday, April 9 from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Registration link: go.unc.edu/k12popasia
WeVideo for Schools Still Available for Social Studies Teacher and Students
N.C. History Day still has free accounts available to provide online video editing software for Social Studies class projects this school year. WeVideo for Schools is COPPA- and FERPA-compliant making it safe and secure for students to use. Teachers have access to monitor student work and make class videos of their own. The cloud-based platform will allow students to work on video projects on multiple device types, switch between schoolwork locations, and help group projects work together even if remote. Teachers and students do not need to participate in History Day to use the platform for the spring semester. Teachers can email karen.ipock@ncdcr.gov to find out more and get them and their students set-up with access for this semester.
 Free Resource for Teachers in Title I schools
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is working with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and First Book, a national nonprofit, to increase educators' access to foundational books about the Holocaust. Our goal is to enable more educators to teach about how and why the Holocaust happened. As part of this effort, USHMM is offering free classroom book sets to members of the First Book Network.
Below you will find information about:
- How eligible educators can access a free classroom set of The Diary of a Young Girl or Night from the First Book Marketplace.
- More about First Book and how to sign up at no cost.
Who Can Access Resources from First Book? If you are a staff member at a Title I-eligible school, we invite you to join this national network of more than 525,000 educators serving students in need now (at no cost) to access the free and low-cost books on an ongoing basis, starting with the free book sets below.
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